Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-10-28
General 11eps.
DOMESTIC.

Fifteen inches of snow fell Monday at
eadwood, Dakota.
The Lincoln statue in Chicago was for
ally unveiled on Saturday.
Stain and Cromwell were given hear
g on Saturday at Dexter, Me-, and were
bmmitted for trial.
There was a serious fire in st. Louis,
hturday night, involving a loss of about
hlf million dollars.
Hon. Elihu B. Washburne, formerly
nited States minister to France, died at
hicago on Saturday.
The Massachusetts supreme court de-
dies that detached railway coupons are
pit legal payment of fare.
Gov. Hill is putting forth every effort
secure the control of the New York
Fnate for the coming winter.
By order of the United States supreme
burt, the encouragement of Virginia
hs been released on $1,000 bail.
The Texas state house will be complet-
B in May, and will be so large that a
eek will be consumed in celebrating the
vent.
Perry King and Drew Green have been
Fnched at Lamar, La, for attempting
d assault on two young girls named
{arker.
DR.. G.. II. F. Peters, the Hamilton col
fge astronomer, has received from the
rench government the cross of an officer
the legion of honor.
The national Republican committee
ill meet at Washington December s to
X upon the time and place for holding
ne national convention.
' The papers in the case of j. Harris
Rogers against Attorney General Garland
al, commonly known as the 'Pan-
Electric case," have been found.
A strong effort will be made at Wash
hgtOn this winter to secure the admission
If Montana, New Mexico, Dakota and
Washington Territories to the union.
Two serious accidents last week Thurs
lay. on the Chesapeake and Ohio, and
he Richmond and Danville roads, result
ID in loss of life and injury to several
|eople.
Disgruntled delegates to the Knights
IF Labor convention at Minneapolis stop
Jed at Chicago and have taken the pre-
urinary steps toward forming a rival Or
tanizaton.
1t is proposed to form at st. Louis next
December National Labor party, to be
known, perhaps, as the National Free
Foil party, with Henry George as the
moving spirit.
The recent severe gales on the upper
lakes have done a great deal of damage
10 shipping, causing a great deal of suf-
fering among the sailors and destroying
b number IT lives.
An explosion in a japanning factory
BIT Hartford, Conn.,, on Saturday, killed
Fhree men, injured two boys seriously
nu destroyed the building, involving a
oss of about $4,000.
The Presidential party on the home
ward journey stopped briefly Friday at
"A 'heville and Salisbury, n. c., Danville,
l., and other places. Thew reached
n ashington on Saturday.
Annie Ingram, who was supposed to
ave been the murdered Railway girl,
ruins another positive Identification by
putting in an appearance at Philadelphia !;
her two husbands turn up also.
The rigid enforcement of the law pre-
scribing the limitations of printing on
third and fourth class matter is greatly
business men, and the post
master is about to issue circular on the
subject.
A snow storm and gale prevailed Sun
day over Lake Huron and loss of ship
ping is feared. A snow storm prevailed
in Upper Canada Sunday. At Ottawa
two inches of snow lay on the ground
Sunday night.
A railway postal clerk was killed on
the Missouri Pacific, and the company
set up in its defence that inasmuch as he
was not a passenger his heirs could not
claim damages. The courts decide that
the road is liable and must pay $4,000.
Eugene Carroll, laborer of 80, dis
puted with Mrs. Daniel Carroll concern
ing a boundary fence at her home in Pres.
ton, Ct, Saturday afternoon. In anger
he struck her a blow on the head with g
fracturing her skull, it is thought
fatally.
Twelve of II Jurors on the civil venirt
summoned in the third district court a.
Salt Lake City refused Monday to take
the jurors oath prescribed by the Tucker
Edmunds law. All tl7 were Mormons
One of those refusing was l.. S. Hills,
member of the late constitutional conven
ton.
Charles G.. Francklyn of New Yorl
city, formerly the agent of the Cunarc
line in that city, has been arrested an,
lodged in Ludlow street Jail in default o
100000 bail. He is charged with wrong
fully converting to his own use $1,000,
600. President Garfield died at Franck
lyn's cottage at Long Branch.
The schooner Carrie w. Clark, boun
from Fayal for Boston, was badly dam
aged in a gale Sept. II. The captain, hi
wife, two sailors and l6 passengers lef
the vessel; the remaining SO people pre-
ferred to stick to the schooner. Thei
fate is unknown. Those who left wer
picked up and landed at Antwerp.